| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. | 1Now I decided not to pay you another painful visit. |
| 2For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? | 2After all, if I were to grieve you, who should make me happy but the person I am making sad? |
| 3And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. | 3This is the very reason I wrote you, so that when I did come I might not be made sad by those who should have made me happy. For I had confidence that all of you would share the joy that I have. |
| 4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. | 4I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart—along with many tears—not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you. |
| 5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. | 5But if anyone has caused grief, he didn't cause me any grief. To some extent—I don't want to emphasize this too much—it has affected all of you. |
| 6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. | 6This punishment by the majority is severe enough for such a man. |
| 7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. | 7So forgive and comfort him, or else he will drown in his excessive grief. |
| 8Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. | 8That's why I'm urging you to assure him of your love. |
| 9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. | 9I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way. |
| 10To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; | 10When you forgive someone, I do, too. Indeed, what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I did in the presence of the Messiah for your benefit, |
| 11Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. | 11so that we may not be outsmarted by Satan. After all, we are not unaware of his intentions. |
| 12Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, | 12When I went to Troas on behalf of the gospel of the Messiah, the Lord opened a door for me, |
| 13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia. | 13but my spirit could not find any relief, because I couldn't find Titus, my brother. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia. |
| 14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. | 14But thanks be to God! He always leads us triumphantly by the Messiah and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of knowing him. |
| 15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: | 15To God we are the aroma of the Messiah among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost. |
| 16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? | 16To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a living fragrance. Who is qualified for this? |
| 17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. | 17At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah's name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God. |
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